Zicatela surf break

Zicatela surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 CST
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Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zicatela sea temperature is
29.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zicatela today?

The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 5AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
SSW
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515151414141414141413131818131713161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)796736822811697697557549534519421408312307307326307312326636620406711648
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
0.78
2:29PM
1.13
2:47AM
0.79
3:22PM
1.21
3:40AM
0.82
4:13PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
0.22
7:48AM
0.15
9:06PM
0.16
8:41AM
0.08
9:58PM
0.10
9:34AM
0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:11-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset-------6:43-------6:43-------6:43
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C282727262930302928272626283030292827272629302929
Feels °C (?)302929283131313131302829313231323230303032323133
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